[font color=\'#000000\']Sure the 14n sensor is only 24 X 36 but if you will check(go to Mamiya's web page for example), you will see that many of the other sensors currently used in medium format digital backs are also 24 x 36 right now, very few are larger. As to the dynamic range... if it's good enough for a high end 35 mm outfit don't you think it would find a lot of applications in the medium format arena? That 6 or 7 f-stops is better than most film. Kodak's DCS Pro BAck plus is only optionally tethered to a computer. It also runs using one or two micro drives for storage. Obviuosly this new back would not be the biggest nor the best, but I think there is definitely a nitche that manufacturers have missed. Not everyone needs the $25,000 back![/font]

Not true. Better than or equal to most slide film. Below colour negative and way below B&W. When you've been used to getting the dynamic range of B&W film with your $25,000 digital MF back, you probably wouldn't be interested in a lower performing product even though the price is lower. Professionals tend to go for the best.

[font color=\'#000000\']Why doesn't Kodak put the DCS 14n CMOS sensor in a DCS Pro Back Plus body? 95% of the R&D is already done. The back would outperform many existing medium format backs that cost $15,000 or more. You would think they could produce it for less than the DCS 14n (no shutter, etc). That menas it could sell for less than 1/5 of many existing medium format backs. They'd kill the competition and make a lot of medium format users very happy.[/font]

[font color=\'#000000\']Also, these really expensive 24x36mm sensors for MF, usually tethered to a computer, have a much higher dynamic range - 10 or 11 f stops as opposed to the 1Ds's (and presumably 14n's) 6 or 7.[/font]